Going to work with covid..

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Woke up with a tickly throat, I've never had covid but my dad is positive so I tested. positive. I'm due at work soon and it's important. But I work with someone who is currently 20 weeks pregnant.
It would be wrong to still go wouldn't it? Or will it be ok if I wear a mask?

At my current work place I would have the alternative of wfh, at school I was recently working in ( not employed by them ) the policy was if you were well enough for work you were expected to be there. Many people can't afford to loose money or face a disciplinary for unauthorised absence. For most people testing is no longer an option as they have to be purchased. I have personally been affected by covid in a life changing manner but without financial support and the policies of many employers, completely understand why many people just go to work. I suspect many people who just can't afford this lose of income just wouldn't test.

I work in a elderly care home, we are currently in the middle of an outbreak where nearly all residents are positive and many staff. The boss insists you come to work even if positive (unless to ill to work) unfortunately this has increased the spread. Residents who haven't left their rooms in years are testing positive, obviously caught from staff. These residents are extremely vulnerable, so far nobody has been extremely unwell or died but you can see the toll it has taken on some residents and this will of definitely reduced their life. Staff are unhappy about the situation but what can we do? There's a pregnant staff member and 2 who are terrified of taking it home to their clinically vulnerable husbands. To me It's irresponsible to come into contact with others when positive. I know some people can't afford to take the time off so don't. We shouldn't be put in this difficult situation.

I was due to work all weekend so I'm going to lose quite a big chunk of money, I've got 2 young children myself.. I was pregnant during covid (youngest born September 2021) so I know how the anxiety feels.
I'm coughing quite a lot now to the point people might notice so I'm definitely staying at home.
I'm quite worried about my 18 month old catching it too

You're going to loose £200 for a day? Where do you work that you're earning a grand a week but you don't get paid sick?

Do you not have sick pay? For that sort of salary I'd expect a fantastic HR package including full sick pay

She's probably self-employed if she's losing £200 a day

And this is why the UK needs proper sick pay, like Germany

Workers are treated like shit in this country.

I'm a teacher.
I recently had it. Tested positive on a Saturday. Went back on the Wednesday- so day 4.
I only just felt well enough, but as I was having to plan my lessons, was getting emails and phone calls and a clear message that I should be in school, I felt I had no choice.
I wasn't negative until day 9.
On my return to work form I did grumble and say I really only did no work for half a day!

Glad you have decided to remain at home and hope you are better soon.

I agree, stay home. Unfortunately in my office, our manager expects people to come in with Covid unless they are extremely unwell, despite the fact I am pregnant! It really annoys me.

My dh’s colleague had it Saturday, but didn’t take time off, the person she was looking after tested positive Monday, DH tested positive Thursday. I’m just crossing my fingers.

Myself and my 13 year old child are both currently at home with covid. She goes to the school I work at. Wouldn't consider going in .

where I work you go in unless you feel unwell same at my dh works too .
tbh don’t see the point of testing I haven’t tested for a year now but if I’m unwell I stay home .

Absolutely 👍

@twinkletoesimnot , yes having to create and send in work for pupils whilst ill with covid ( really bad headache yesterday) annoys me too.

You can protect the rest of your household. Mask at home while you still test positive, isolate as much as you can, keep windows open for ventilation. Even if household members are already infected, these measures will reduce the overall viral load which can help reduce severity. After the elderly, children 0-5 are most likely to be hospitalized with covid so don't risk it

Make sure your mask is tightly fitting and FFP2 if possible.

The pregnant lady could lose so much more than £200 if you do go in.

If you're going to lose money and struggle with food and bills, absolutely go in. Your family comes before hypothetical vulnerable people.

Follow the policy of your workplace

To be fair once you've tested the advice is to stay home if pos. It's only when you don't test they tell you to carry on as normal

I've never had covid but my dad is positive so I tested. positive

You have covid - your test wasn't positive because your dad has it
Stay home

Why are people still testing? Covid is supposed to be treated like any other illness - if you feel ok go to work if you don’t then stay home.

I’m sorry but this is exactly the same vulnerable groups with flu. And we don’t give people with flu this advice. We’ve also seen the population impact of children not being exposed to standard viruses during the lockdown and testing and isolation periods with a big bounceback in some infections. Covid, for me, is the same category now as flu - with the same groups having the additional vaccines. We don’t need special advice around it. If she feels too unwell to work, don’t go to work. I’d not test anymore. I know so many people now who have had fluey viruses, with coughs, who’ve tested and don’t have covid, that I’d not know the difference now anyway (i work somewhere with sick pay and work from home provisions, so it’s fine to test and be off with no detriment or loss of earnings).

OP has said twice now she’s staying home.

And posters are still saying ‘stay home’.

She’s staying home lads

Good on you for staying home!
My work now complexly ignores COVID testing and says that if you are well enough you should work but we work with all sorts of people and I couldn't forgive myself if I passed it on to someone.
Personally, having worked in a situation where my whole team got flu (pre covid) it's probably better for people and business if anyone infectious stays at home!

I'm quite worried about my 18 month old catching it
Work aside, don’t worry too much if your child is a fit and healthy child usually. We had covid for the first time recently and my 16 month old had some symptoms but was way more chirpy and active than me and DP. She’s been fine since too but my brain fog and sinuses haven’t been the same since.